THE HORSE THIEF

DAO MA ZEI

By Zhuang Zhuang TIAN

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Drama - Completed 1986


Festivals
& Awards

Cannes 2019
Cannes Classics
    • Year of production
    • 1986
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Duration
    • 88 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Zhuang Zhuang TIAN
    • Writer(s)
    • Zhang RUI
    • Synopsis
    • In 1923, tribesman Norbu steals horses to support his family. After committing a robbery, he and his family are banished by their tribe and live in exile. Norbu prays devotedly but to no avail. Sudden deaths of his loved ones begin shaking his Buddhist faith, and he steals horses again. When caught as a thief and almost beaten to death, Norbu crawls up the sky burial with the last ounce of his strength.